ELITE Growth, change, leadership
ELITE enhances the present and prepares for the future. Small and medium enterprises are often the most ambitious, but to get ahead they need new resources, new relationships, new capital. ELITE is a single platform of integrated services designed to help them achieve their goals a platform that provides the industrial, financial and organisational skills needed to deal with the challenges of international markets. ELITE is aimed at Italy s leading companies, offering a three-phase programme to help them map out their route to success. ELITE enhances the present and prepares for the future. That s why ELITE means growth, change, and leadership. In collaboration with:
The ELITE companies Company Company Aboca Alessandro Rosso Group Alfaparf Group Amut Angelantoni Test Technologies Antares Vision Arav Arioli Arredo Plast ASE Assist Bassilichi BAT Bifire Biolchim Bomi Italia Braccialini BV TECH C.M.D. Costruzioni Motori Diesel Calzavara Came Group CEFRIEL Cesanamedia (Skybird) Ciro Paone Comecer ContactLab Dasit Group DBA Group Docflow Italia Drogheria e Alimentari DS Group Duplomatic Oleodinamica Duvetica Industrie E.M.A.R.C. E.P.M. Servizi Eco Eridania Eidos Elco Electrade Elemaster ELES Semiconductor Equipment Epta Equilibra Euro Stampaggi EuroTel Fincons Group Fine Foods & Pharmaceuticals N.T.M. Finlogic FPZ Fratelli Branca Distillerie General Medical Merate Gervasoni Gimi Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology Travel and Leisure Aerospace and Defense Aerospace and Defense Construction and Materials Industrial Transportation Fixed Line Telecommunications Household goods Technology Hardware and Equipment Gas, Water and Public Utilities Services Electricity Beverages Giunti Editore Global System International Goldlake Italia Granarolo Gruppo Castellini Gruppo Germani Gruppo Magaldi Guarniflon GVS Harmont & Blaine HT I.M.M. Hydraulics Iacobucci HF Electronics IMT Industrie De Nora INglass KIIAN La Patria Labomar Lago Maggiore Mape Marchesi de Frescobaldi Marco Bicego Marsilli & Co. Masi Agricola MCS Italy Megadyne MEP Mesgo Metal Work Midac Miniconf Monnalisa Nau Neomobile Nuceria Adesivi Objectway Financial Software Officine Metallurgiche G. Cornaglia OMET Oppent Pan Urania Peuterey Pianoforte Holding Pixartprinting Plastica Alfa Powersoft RENCO Rigoni di Asiago Saati Sanlorenzo Sapio Produzione Idrogeno Ossigeno Industrial Metals and Mining Travel and Leisure Beverages Beverages Mobile Telecommunications Construction and Materials Construction and Materials Oil Equipment, Services and Distribution ELITE / Growth, change, leadership
Company Company SDN SE.R.I. Industrial Selene Sestrieres Sicurezza e Ambiente Slide Snatt Logistica So.Ge.Si. Solar Ventures Sorgent.e Surgital Svas Biosana Tapì General Retailers Alternative Energy Alternative Energy Tech-Value Tecnocap TrueStar Group Tuvia Italia TWIN-SET Simona Barbieri Unitedcoatings Group USCO Welcome Italia WIIT Zanardi Fonderie Zeis Excelsa Zucchetti Centro Sistemi Zucchetti Group Travel and Leisure Industrial Transportation Fixed Line Telecommunications Industrial Metals and Mining Get Ready The first phase of the ELITE programme stimulates change, using an innovative approach, that involves business people, successful managers and experts. The 8-day programme consists of 4 modules (co-ordinated by the Borsa Italiana Academy and Bocconi University) to attain the operational skills required. Module 1 Path to growth company strategy and globalisation. Module 2 Business organisation and governance for growth Module 3 The impact of growth on the role of the Chief Financial Officer and on reporting systems. Module 4 Capital structure and corporate communication. Get Fit In the Get Fit phase, all the advice and guidelines learned during the Get Ready phase are put into practice. Companies complete a self-assessment test to identify areas for improvement. The aim in completing the training is to receive the ELITE Certificate, awarded to outstanding companies that are ready to optimise their full value potential. Throughout the Get Fit phase, companies can count on the ELITE Team, a group of professionals tailored to meet individual growth and development needs. Get Value From their very first day with ELITE, companies can count on support for marketing and communication. The ELITE Certificate provides access to a select international community of investors, professionals and businesses composed by: private equity and institutional investors, the banking system, entrepreneurs and managers of listed companies, a network of Borsa Italiana enterprise professionals. The ELITE platform www.borsaitaliana.it/ elite guarantees excellent visibility towards the most strategic targets for your growth and it is a key asset in your personal ELITE path: to broaden your network, to catch interesting opportunities and to organize your own activity in order to achieve the ELITE Certificate ELITE companies will also appear in the national and local press, both on joining the ELITE programme and when reporting on financial results. ELITE / Growth, change, leadership
Entry requirements Feasible growth plan Economic requirements: minimum turnover of 10 million (or less, if growth rates are high) operating earnings > 5% of turnover positive net profit in the last financial year Borsa Italiana reserves the right to allow companies to join and/or continue as members of ELITE, even if they do not meet the economic requirements, taking into consideration the macroeconomic situation, the characteristics of the sector and any temporary or extraordinary circumstances affecting the applicant. ELITE Certificate requirements Active participation in the training programme (from the first year) Regular updating of the company profile (from the first year) Publication of interim report Publication of notes to the interim and annual financial statements Drafting of an annual budget and industrial plan Implementation of a management control system appropriate to the size and complexity of the corporate structure Definition of a governance model appropriate to the size and complexity of the corporate structure Auditing of accounts (consolidated financial statements where applicable) by an audit company. How to apply Companies that meet these requirements can apply through our website www.borsaitaliana.it/elite or by emailing elite@borsaitaliana.it. The following documents must be attached: A brief description of the company and its core business A growth plan, specifying economic/financial goals, the resources required, actions to be taken, the economic and organisational impact, time frames for implementation and, where relevant, the current situation The company s latest financial statement filed with the Chamber of Commerce Applications will be submitted to an evaluation committee independent of Borsa Italiana, which will decide on possible membership of ELITE. Partnership Equity Markets Borsa Italiana Partners Equity Markets are leaders in the capital markets in different business and they share with Borsa Italiana the mission of supporting Italian companies to grow through the markets, sustaining ELITE. www.borsaitaliana.it/partner Contact/Twitter Telephone +39 02 72426 449 elite@borsaitaliana.it www.borsaitaliana.it/elite Tweet #EliteBorsaItaliana Follow us @BorsaItalianaIT ELITE / Growth, change, leadership
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